[单项选择]The basis premise behind all agricultural production is _____available the riches of the soil for human consumption.
A. to be made
B. the making
C. making is
D. to make

[单项选择]What is the premise behind a project of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A. Electronic ink.
B. Electronic book.
C. Laptop.
D. LCD screen.

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There’s simple premise behind what Larry Myers does for a living: If you can smell it, you can find it.
Myers is the founder of Auburn University’s Institute for Biological Detection Systems, the main task of which is to chase the ultimate in detection devices -- an artificial nose.
For now, the subject of their research is little more than a stack of gleaming chips tucked away in a laboratory drawer. But soon, such a tool could be hanging from the belts of police, arson (纵火) investigators and food-safety inspectors.
The technology that they are working on would suggest quite reasonable that, within three to five years, we’ll have some workable sensors ready to use. Such devices might find wide use in places that attract terrorists. Police could detect drugs, bodies and bombs hidden in cars, while food inspectors could easily test food and water for contamination.
The implications for revolutionary advances in public safety and th
A. Performing physical examinations.
B. Locating places which attract terrorists.
C. Detecting drugs and water contamination.
D. Monitoring food processing.

[单项选择]A fundamental premise of a free-enterprise economic system is that all small businesses face difficult competition.


A. confront
B. mock
C. lose
D. appreciate

[单项选择]Starting with the premise that there is life on the planet Mars, the scientist went on to develop his argument.
A. pretext
B. foundation
C. presumption
D. presentation

[单项选择]The central premise of most of Irving's fictions is_____.